A small request from my friend, Megan Westmoreland… “Hey, I can see Mars from here!” Query to all: Does anybody have a telescope you could bring to the retreat? Seriously, I really want a telescope. The lack of ambient light out in them thar’ hills will be conducive to activities such as star gazing. I […]
Community, Getting Involved, Life Together 0
Looking to get more involved? Here is another new way! The Facebook. The. Facebook. One of the things I hear most is, “How did you know that?” Almost 100% of the time my answer is the same: “It’s on the website.” (Yes, this is a gentle reminder to check the website often). But for that […]
Getting Involved, Sunday Corporate Worship 1
Dorky church trivia fact of the day: our word ‘liturgy’ comes from the Greek work ‘leitourgia,’ which means ‘the work of the people.’ And our Sunday morning worship is indeed the work of many people. Sure, there’s David up front and the musicians and all of us in the pews… But there are a lot […]
Friends, On Monday and Tuesday evening this week we had identical parish meetings. The agenda was 8-fold: a report on the summer survey a reminder of our core values revelation of our new logo and some of the words that are shaping our brand process a financial report and explanation of our FY2010 budget (Fiscal […]
My good friend Jim compiled these photos while covering the elections in Afghanistan back in July/August. His ability to combine picture, audio, and song is a gift from our Lord. At Restoration we want to be story-tellers. Jim is one of the best I know. Pray. Give thanks. Our God is the King of Kings.
The hierarchy of success. This morning our long range facility team gathered over early pancakes. Our conversation was focused on big picture hopes and dreams for the building from which we might someday minister. What do we think is most important– location, available time, space, catalyst for community? Obviously we value all of them, but […]
Did I mention it’s ‘the people’ that I love about our church? Here’s another gem. Logan Breed. The safety is off. I am so excited about our Fall Retreat, but I just couldn’t seem to find a good way to express it in a blog. Then I realized that there’s only one way to capture […]
Hello Friends and Family! Tomorrow marks a week since our return from West Virginia! I think it is safe to say that the trip met and exceeded our expectations. Each team member will have their own unique stories of things that touched them. I will try to highlight a few things in this letter, and […]
